[360] Forza Motorsport 3

[COPS N RAPPERS]

Yea, but you also have shots like this which look quite like Forza 2

Some of my favs

http://cdn.forzamotorsport.net/uplo...Ferrari_Day_1/2007 Ferrari 430 Scuderia_1.jpg
http://cdn.forzamotorsport.net/uplo...Ferrari_Day_1/2007 Ferrari 430 Scuderia_2.jpg

They really have got the tire modelling down pat.
Pity the buildings are not as as good as PGR4, still look quite blocky

the car reflections are pretty damn good.

 

[Acert93]

While color saturation and contrast aren't exactly "photoperfect" T10 did a good job making the cas and world match for the most part and overall the game looks excellent which is saying a lot at 60fps.

 

[RobertR1]

Ferrari: Part 2. Tons of pics!
http://forzamotorsport.net/en-us/media/images/default.htm#/screenshot/1935/

Is it cool to post 1280x720 images or do they need to be resized also?

 

[DrJay24]

While color saturation and contrast aren't exactly "photoperfect" T10 did a good job making the cas and world match for the most part and overall the game looks excellent which is saying a lot at 60fps.

Why is the rim on the road?

 

[AlNom]

Ferrari: Part 2. Tons of pics!
http://forzamotorsport.net/en-us/media/images/default.htm#/screenshot/1935/

Is it cool to post 1280x720 images or do they need to be resized also?

It only matters if the file sizes are 300kB+ (total). But if you try to post a lol x lol size image that is a single colour and like... <50kB.... I dunno. Do we need to go there?

Trust me though, there are some folks that would like to have a discussion without having to necessarily load images...

 

[COPS N RAPPERS]

Why is the rim on the road?

that's not the ground that's cutting into the tire.

there's a wall to the right of the car and there's a wall to the left of the car.

Ferrari: Part 2. Tons of pics!
http://forzamotorsport.net/en-us/media/images/default.htm#/screenshot/1935/

Is it cool to post 1280x720 images or do they need to be resized also?

favorite shots of this stack.
http://cdn.forzamotorsport.net/uplo...Day_2/1969 Ferrari Dino 246 GT_2_1.jpg?n=2960

interesting self shadowing on the head lights.
http://cdn.forzamotorsport.net/uplo...Day_2/1969 Ferrari Dino 246 GT_2_1.jpg?n=2960

the lighting seems to very a bit, these shots have near real life lighting in the environments.
http://cdn.forzamotorsport.net/uplo...03 Ferrari 72 Team Alphand Adventures_1_1.jpg

http://cdn.forzamotorsport.net/uplo...03 Ferrari 72 Team Alphand Adventures_4_1.jpg

http://cdn.forzamotorsport.net/uplo...03 Ferrari 72 Team Alphand Adventures_3_1.jpg

http://cdn.forzamotorsport.net/uplo...Day_2/2003 Ferrari Challenge Stradale_1_1.jpg

http://cdn.forzamotorsport.net/uplo...Day_2/2003 Ferrari Challenge Stradale_3_1.jpg

http://cdn.forzamotorsport.net/uplo.../2008 Ferrari 71 Tafel Racing F430GT _4_1.jpg

near realistic chain link fence lighting and detail.
http://cdn.forzamotorsport.net/uplo...Day_2/2003 Ferrari Challenge Stradale_4_1.jpg

 

[Acert93]

Why is the rim on the road?

Is there a reason you think the rim is on the road?

 

[DrJay24]

Is there a reason you think the rim is on the road?

Yes, it looks like the rim is on the road.

Apparently I could not make out a wall in the foreground (I still can't). The motion blur is a bit extreme, what kind of camera settings are they simulating 1/10 sec exposure?

 

[Acert93]

near realistic chain link fence lighting and detail.
http://cdn.forzamotorsport.net/uplo...Day_2/2003 Ferrari Challenge Stradale_4_1.jpg

Maybe Forza 4 on the Xbox 720 will look that good in gameplay

 

[slapnutz]

I wonder if they'll include the F40 LM and the F50 GT?

... or they might make us pay extra via dlc?

 

[Acert93]

Yes, it looks like the rim is on the road.

Apparently I could not make out a wall in the foreground (I still can't). The motion blur is a bit extreme, what kind of camera settings are they simulating 1/10 sec exposure?

If you look at the road the road, and not just the tire, you will see the asphalt is occluded as well by the foreground. Whether a wall or the road embankment is higher than the roadway (i.e. recesses) the asphalt road being obscured is a good indicate that the tire isn't sunk into the road--and if it was (always possible) this picture itself isn't proof. There are enough negatives to see without looking for stuff not there or inconclusive/taken out of context of the remainder of the picture. The photomode lighting on wheels was a pretty good example of a rendering error.

As for exposure time it depends on how fast the car is going. If it is going fast it needn't be long although I would imagine in real life to get a clean side shot at a car going 150MPH isn't an easy task.

 

[Silent_Buddha]

Maybe Forza 4 on the Xbox 720 will look that good in gameplay

We can always wish that consoles could do proper high sample AA, transparency AA, AF, and shader/specular AA. Someday perhaps, since even the PC isn't quite there yet.

Still a nice PR shot.

Regards,
SB

 

[RobertR1]

http://www.gamersyde.com/news_forza_3_video_and_images-8528_en.html

Blimblim doing his thing!

 

[Silent_Buddha]

Looks good but the in car dash could certainly have used a few more poly's...

Shadows for other cars react properly to the sun, so that's good.

There appears to be in car self shadowing. But it's a bit buggy it seems. Watch the shadows cast by the A-pillar in the car. Hmmm, or is that the dash casting the shadow? The roof of the car also casts a shadow onto the dash, as does the environment.

Regards,
SB

 

[E2K]

I am quite disappointed with the gamersyde images.
The shots with the yellow car, the red car,and the white car all look really fake to me.
Not fake as in: pr-shots/photo mode, but fake like it does not resemble a real car, or real car paint.
The polygon detail is good, but the shaders are lacking severely imo, not to mention the (unrealistic) color. I don't know what it is, it's not my screen because I looked at GT5 screens a minute ago and the colors seemed perfectly fine.
The black car looks better however, it's as if they turned the reflections at a higher level. I don;t know.

Still, imo the cars look disconnected, and fake in a way. These are not 'solid' cars, they feel like empty, plastic shells of the cars, with a little gloss, but not with real paint on it.
Also the sunlight has a wrong temperature. As if everything is artificially lighted.
Am I the only one who feels this way?

edit: cam footage just downloaded and it looks better than the pr/photomode shots, but it's still off. I hope I get the demo soon.

 

[COPS N RAPPERS]

I am quite disappointed with the gamersyde images.
The shots with the yellow car, the red car,and the white car all look really fake to me.
Not fake as in: pr-shots/photo mode, but fake like it does not resemble a real car, or real car paint.
The polygon detail is good, but the shaders are lacking severely imo, not to mention the (unrealistic) color. I don't know what it is, it's not my screen because I looked at GT5 screens a minute ago and the colors seemed perfectly fine.
The black car looks better however, it's as if they turned the reflections at a higher level. I don;t know.

Still, imo the cars look disconnected, and fake in a way. These are not 'solid' cars, they feel like empty, plastic shells of the cars, with a little gloss, but not with real paint on it.
Also the sunlight has a wrong temperature. As if everything is artificially lighted.
Am I the only one who feels this way?

edit: cam footage just downloaded and it looks better than the pr/photomode shots, but it's still off. I hope I get the demo soon.

i know what you're saying.

it's a mixture of both lighting and how the engine handles certain colors under different lightings.

still, a yellow gloss paint job doesn't blend well even in the real world.

yellow isn't my favorite color and gloss is my second least favorite paint job. (first least favorite is matte, first favorite is metallic. )

 

[Malibu]

Pro car designer, RJ De Vera speaks about his experience with Forza. As a long-time Forza Motorsport fan and racing consultant to the franchise, RJ discusses his favorite features in Forza Motorsport 3, from the meticulous detailing on the 400+ cars to the array of customizable options.

Be it tuning, painting, designing, driving or creating, Forza Motorsport 3 has something for everyone.

 

[RobertR1]

I like this:

 

[COPS N RAPPERS]

you know the yellow in forza3 isn't that bad. (this particular level of yellow)

 

[AlNom]

Mod Note: We can do without the off-topic discussion for those who realize a couple posts are missing. There are indeed ways to discuss things without making it a tired and old versus comparison between games as some have already demonstrated.